The proposal during the Constitutional Convention that created a House proportionate to population along with a Senate in which all states were represented equally was called
A) the Connecticut Compromise.
B) the Virginia Plan.
C) the Articles of Confederation.
D) the New Jersey Plan.
E) the Federal Plan.

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The Connecticut Compromise, also known as the Great Compromise, was the proposal that led to the creation of a bicameral legislature in the United States, with a House of Representatives based on population and a Senate with equal representation for all states. This compromise resolved the dispute between larger states that favored representation based on population (as proposed in the Virginia Plan) and smaller states that wanted equal representation (as proposed in the New Jersey Plan).

The Proposal During the Constitutional Convention That Created a House